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Josiah Paisley Overlea HS 12th Grade Mr. Otero 11/5/2015 Segregated Then; Segregated Now? Possibly†¦.. In this essay we’ll explore the questions â€Å"What progress has been made in race relations since WWII, and what remains to be done for our society to fulfill the vision of the â€Å"Double V† campaign? Interesting to say the least. For starters I believe a great deal remains to be done in order for race relations to show any significant improvements since WWII and the segregation which permeated the South and other parts of the US over 70 yrs ago. Let’s go back to the time when WWII took place from 1939 to 1945. A global war aka the â€Å"Second World War† World War II had many casualties pitting 2 alliances against each other the â€Å"Axis powers† and the â€Å"Allied powers.† Germany, Japan and Italy made up the â€Å"Axis powers.† France, Poland and Great Britain made up the â€Å"Allied powers.† Marked by mass deaths of civilians, including the Holocaust (in which approximately 11 million people were killed) and the strategic bombing of industrial and population centres (in which approximately 1 million were killed, and which included the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki) it resulted in an estimated 50 million to 85 million fatalities, making World War II the deadliest conflict in human history. It was also the most widespread war in history, involving more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. In time the above referenced alliances grew. 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